Steelers, 19 other teams, interested in Shipley

Of all of Penn State's draft-eligible prospects, Shipley's stock is clearly the most debated. The article indicates that he can be taken anywhere between the second and sixth rounds, and my opinion has been that he's fourth or fifth rounder. Either way, that's a big discrepancy.

I'll say this: I think height is a bit overrated, especially when we're talking about interior linemen. Being a big on the shorter side can be a bit of a benefit if you have great strength and know how to manage leverage. Shipley is 6-foot-1, and the only knock on him seems to be his height. This will be a big weekend for him at the Combine, one in which he can show that height doesn't tell the whole story in his case.

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